<![CDATA[The UNESCO Global Geopark is a single or combined geographical area, which has geological heritage site and valuable landscapes, related to aspects of geological heritage/diversity, biological diversity, and cultural diversity, and managed for the purpose of conservation, education, and sustainable community economic development with the active involvement of the community and local government, so that it can be used to foster public understanding and concern for earth. Natuna Geopark was designated as a National Geopark on November 30, 2018 by the Indonesian National Geopark Committee. Why Natuna Geopark is very strategic to be developed as one of UNESCO Global Geopark? What will be the efforts to be carried out as a candidate for the UNESCO Global Geopark? This article explains direction for Natuna Geopark development towards one of the UNESCO Global Geopark in the future. Qualitative method is used with the field observation as part of data triangulation, including the use of primary data in interview as well as secondary data. Geological heritage, biodiversity and cultural diversity are the main pillars of UNESCO Global Geopark’s concept. Natuna National Geopark is one of Indonesian National Geoparks that will be proposed to UNESCO to be one of its UNESCO Global Geoparks in 2022. The research shows that Geopark Natuna as one of the UNESCO Global Geopark will be more effective in order to optimize the use, development and conservation of the landscape, education, and local community empowerment in order to have better local prosperity. ]]>
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